Author: Julia Bywater

Nancy Wilson is celebrated as one of the seminal musicians in the history of Rock n' Roll. A guitar virtuoso from the age of 10, Nancy, and her sister Ann, led the multi-platinum rock group, Heart. Together they have gone...

Liv Warfield burst out of the Portland OR music scene in 2006 as “Portland’s most soulful singer” (Portland Monthly.) Her debut album “Embrace Me” caught the ear of the music industry, and soon legendary music icon Prince discovered Liv’s powerful...

Dan Rothchild carries an impressive music pedigree. Son of maverick producer Paul Rothchild (Doors, Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, etc), he has forged a career of his own playing bass in studios and live for artists including Heart, Beck, Sheryl Crow,...

Los Angeles native, Chris Joyner has a reputation as one of the music industry’s go-to pianists and keyboardists. He has recorded and toured with some of the biggest names in the industry, including Jason Mraz, Sara Bareilles, Tom Morello, Ray...

BEN BEGAN PERFORMING WITH ANN AND NANCY WILSON IN 1994, WITH THEIR BAND LOVEMONGERS. He has had the honor to work live and in the studio with the Wilson sisters and Heart ever since. Ben has also performed and/or recorded...

Ryan Waters’ long list of accomplishments as a musician and performer directly reflects his desire to create music with integrity without regard for convention and genre. Ryan joined Sade in 2000 as lead guitarist in their legendary live band and has since...

What do you wear to the loud office? Many different places can constitute a loud office and when you're a rock musician things are normally pretty loud wherever you go. The loud office can be a playback in the control...

I really have been enjoying the chance to be at home more lately with my dogs and my kids and cooking in my own kitchen. There's an ever shifting revolving group of kids, some bringing their own dogs, plus gals...

FOR THE LOVE OF STARTING A BAND Last fall I was invited by Nancy Wilson of Heart to join with her and the amazing singer Liv Warfield in a new band, with the extremely talented musicians Ryan Waters, Dan Rothchild...

I’m sure a lot of touring musicians go through this: I’m deep in thought, striving to serve the song, microscopically in the moment of the note I’m playing while building the next second or two in my head. I’m attempting...